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A Tank Away: Portsmouth, NH

Anthony Everett samples a shellfish tower and gets a look at the grandaddy of submarines.

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Updated: 10:43 AM EDT Jul 9, 2015

A Tank Away: Portsmouth, NH

Anthony Everett samples a shellfish tower and gets a look at the grandaddy of submarines.

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WEBVTT REMOVED TO THE BEACH COMMUNITY TO THE BOATING COMMUNITY OF BOTH -- OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE IS A SHELLFISH TOWER CALLING MY NAME. EAT, SLEEP, EXPLORE. THIS IS NOT THE PORTSMOUTH YOU MAY REMEMBER. NEW SHOPS, NEW RESTAURANTS, A NEW PERFORMANCE CENTER. AND LITTLE TOUCH OF BOSTON HAS ARRIVED AS WELL. THE STAFF IS GOING OVER THE KNIGHTS MENU. IT IS THE FIRST RESTAURANT OUTSIDE FOR ISLAND CREEK OYSTERS WHO ARE BIG HITS. AND MANY OF THE FAVORITES FROM BOSTON ARE ON THE MENU HERE. TOPPED WITH AN OYSTER THAT IS FRIED. THEY ARE DELICIOUS. THE FEATURE DIFFERENT SELECTIONS THAT ARE SMOKED, CURED. THE PATCH A IS FANTASTIC. A VARIETY OF SUCCULENT BIVALVES. THEY REALLY ENJOY IT. IT IS THE RIGHT FIT IN THAT REGARD. IT'S NOT JUST A ROOM, IT'S AN EXPERIENCE. IT CAN BE FOUND AT PORTSMOUTH , OVERHAULED AND REOPENED. WE PAID ATTENTION TO EVERY LAST DETAIL. TRY TO PUT YOURSELF IN THE POSITION OF THE GUESTS. WE TRY TO HAVE EVERYTHING RIGHT THERE. THEY PRIDE THEMSELVES ON THE GUEST EXPERIENCE. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT HOTELS TODAY IS WALK INTO A GUESTROOM AND THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE. WE WANT YOU TO WAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND KNOW YOU ARE SOMEPLACE DIFFERENT AND SOMEPLACE SPECIAL. YOU ARE IN A TOWN AND A COMMUNITY THAT IS DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL. HEAD DOWN TO PORTSMOUTH HARBOR WHERE CAPTAIN COLE OFFERS A BIT OF HISTORY WITH EVERY CRUISE ABOARD THE HERITAGE. WE TALK ABOUT THE NAVAL SHIPYARDS. A 2.5 HOUR TRIP SIX MILES OFF THE COAST. THE MOST POPULAR TRIP IS THE HOUR AND A HALF CRUISE OF THE HARBOR. A SOMEWHAT TRICKY NAVIGATION ON THE RAPID CURRENTS. THE CURRENT IS VERY STRONG AT TIMES. BUT NOT A DETERRENT TO THE WAY OF LIFE HERE. I AM FROM THIS AREA. MY FAMILY GOES BACK TO COLONIAL DAYS. IT'S A GREAT LITTLE TOWN. IT'S NOT THAT BIG. 20,000 PEOPLE OR SO. THERE IS A LOT OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND THINGS GOING ON. IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN HISTORY BELOW THE WATER, STOP IN AT THE ALBACORE MUSEUM AND BUSINESS CENTER. THIS IS THE ALPHA, WHERE IT ALL STARTS. THE ALBACORE WAS STRICTLY AN EXPERIMENTAL SUBMARINE. TESTING THE LIMITS AND ADVANCES THAT CAME WITH THE ADVENT OF NUCLEAR PROPULSION. YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO RUN UNDERWATER ALMOST INDEFINITELY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO REFUEL FOR DECADES AT A TIME. THEY ARE GOING TO BE UNDERWATER FOR A LOT LONGER. AND WILL BE MUCH FASTER. DIESEL POWERED SUBS TRAVEL TWO TO THREE KNOTS. THEY SPEND 80% OF THEIR TIME ON THE SURFACE. THEY PUSHED THE LIMITS OF SPEED AND MORE. THEY ARE TESTING HYDRODYNAMIC DESIGN. WHAT THEY DISCOVERED IS RADICAL TEARDROP SHAPED HOLES. 30 OR 40 KNOTS UNDERWATER. SOUND DAMPENING AND WARFARE TACTICS ALL TESTED. AND IN USE TODAY ON THE NAVY'S MOST ADVANCED SUB. ALBACORE LED THE WAY. FORERUNNER OF THE FUTURE. IT IS A FEAT OF ENGINEERING, IF YOU WILL. IT WAS BUILT AT THE PORTSMOUTH NAVAL SHIPYARD AND SPENT ALL OF HER YEARS OF SERVICE IN PORTSMOUTH. WE SAW THE OWNERS. THEY ARE THE OWNERS KNOW MORE. THEY SOLD TO HOTELS THAT OWN AND OPERATE A NUMBER OF BOUTIQUE HOTELS. NO LONGER THE ONLY INDEPENDENTLY OWNED GROUP. THEY WERE ONLY OPEN FOR DINNER WHEN WE GOT THERE. THEY ARE OPEN FOR LUNCH AS WELL. NEXT, CALL IT THE HOLLYWOOD AFFECT.

A Tank Away: Portsmouth, NH

Anthony Everett samples a shellfish tower and gets a look at the grandaddy of submarines.